News Exclusive IfA boss refuses to say whether he wants to remain in post as DfE forced to re-advertise role The Institute for Apprenticeships will re-advertise for a new chief executive in the coming months, but its current boss… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Provider integrity at heart of Ofsted’s new Common Inspection Framework Ofsted will soon focus on providers’ “integrity” during inspections, but its chief inspector has said she cannot turn the… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News College funding to get its day in the sun with House of Commons debate A petition to increase college funding will get its day in the sun with a debate in the House… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Schools hit with warning letters after flouting Baker clause Ten large academy trusts flouting the Baker clause will soon be issued letters from the skills minister to “remind… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE launches new ‘Fire It Up’ apprenticeships campaign A new government campaign that aims to “shift deeply held views” on apprenticeships has been launched today. The ‘Fire… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Provider rated ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted found low employment for arts and media students A private provider is appealing an ‘inadequate’ report after Ofsted criticised it for not moving enough of its arts… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Minister ‘shocked’ by college decision to block access to FE Week A college that was subject to an FE Week investigation has blocked this newspaper’s website from its internet servers… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Top DfE civil servant claims T-levels timetable is ‘on track’ following ministerial direction The tight T-levels timetable is “on track” and is “going well”, the Department for Education’s permanent secretary has insisted…. Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive IfA finally releases apprenticeship overspend presentation The Institute for Apprenticeships has finally released a presentation given to employers that warned of an imminent apprenticeship overspend,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Anne Milton: Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference 2019 speech in full The skills minister Anne Milton delivered a keynote speech to the Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference this morning,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ESFA seeks training providers to deliver T-levels from 2021 Training providers can now bid to deliver T-levels in the second year of their rollout, the Education and Skills… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News New Ofsted framework to be less reliant on achievement rate data Ofsted is looking to put “less emphasis” on achievement rate data in its proposed new inspection framework. The education… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 830 Older Must read Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2d Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo